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Battle of Mombasa (1528)
| Battle of Mombasa 1528 | |||||||
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| Part of Portuguese Battles in the East | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
 Portuguese EmpireSupported by: Malindi Kingdom | Sultanate of Mombasa | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
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Nuno da Cunha | Sultan of Mombasa | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
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4 ships.[1] 800 Portuguese soldiers.[1][2] 500[3]–800[1] Malindi warriors 200 Montangane warriors[3] Zanzibari warriors.[3] | 600 archers.[2] 8 cannon.[3] | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| 25 dead.[3] | Heavy | ||||||
The Battle of Mombasa in 1528 was a military engagement between Portuguese forces under the command of the Portuguese governor of India Nuno da Cunha and the Sultanate of Mombasa.
- ^ a b c Cite error: The named reference
monteirowas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ a b Cite error: The named reference
danverswas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ a b c d e Stéphane Pradines: "Portuguese Fortresses in East Africa" in Fort, volume 44, 2016, pp. 52-53.
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